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Ideal Percentage Body Fat

Hoping one of the S&C guys or a nutritionist can help out here...

So, i'm getting my body fat percentage calculated soon as part of the fire services ocupational health program for work. I was wondering what the ideal body fat percentage would be for a female fencer (epeeist) who is around 5 foot 4. I've tried looking online but all the information I can find has been for the more main stream sports. If you need more info i'm 23 years old.

Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere, would just like to know what I need to be aiming for!

I assume no-one has answered because there is no such 'ideal' anything - how would you even measure this anyway? On top of this, fencing is as you imply, not a mainstream sport, and therefore there is very little evidence base for anything we do.

To illustrate: there are tall women epee world champions, there are short epee world champions. They could have a body fat percentage of 5% or 30%.

It's not your body fat percentage that will win fights. There are much more important things - as i'm sure you appreciate.

Last Result: 2010 Commonwealth Games MS - 10th
Next Competition: will be when i'm not crippled
Ranking: probably don't have one anymore!

That would be OK for a male professional boxer the week before a fight.

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”

Like people said, it depends what you're aiming at. For women, the accepted 'comfortable' level is somewhere between 25-30%, but for athletes it gets a bit more complicated depending on the level of activity. For example, female olympians are probably around the 10% mark, which is the bare minimum before your doctor starts telling you off. (for men its 2%, considering... anatomical differences) As a recreational athlete, you probably want to be aiming for 13-24%.

So, i'm getting my body fat percentage calculated soon as part of the fire services ocupational health program for work. I was wondering what the ideal buy waist trimmer percentage would be for a female fencer (epeeist) who is around 5 foot 4. I've tried looking online but all the information I can find has been for the more main stream sports. If you need more info i'm 23 years old.

Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere, would just like to know what I need to be aiming for!

Thanks,

madfencer

Hello,
You can used to calculate body fat percentage by "BOD Pod" machine .And through BMI also you can check your body scale .

The one major fitness goal

The one major fitness goal of many people now is to 'get lean' that means to reduce body fat and expose shredded muscles.

To get into such shape your primary focus should be on decreasing your body fat percentage. There is no point in going to the gym while keeping the fat layer untouched, as your abs will be securely covered under the padding of fat.

Body fat percentage is also a good indicator of your health and keeping it under control can reduce the risk of numerous medical conditions.

Being underweight and having body fat percentage too low is also not ideal as your body needs an essential amount of body fat.

It is important to know and understand the biomechanics of weight loss and difference between essential fat and stored fat.